What now for Iran as US sanctions come back into force?

Immediate economic hardship could have longer-term political consequences

A woman walks in front of a mural painting depicting the Iranian flag, in the capital Tehran
(Image credit: Atta Kenare/AFP?Getty Images)

The first round of US sanctions against Iran come back into effect this week, as the repercussions of Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal begin to hit home.

Yesterday saw a range of economic sanctions brought in on automobiles, gold, and steel, with a heftier tranche of restrictions on Iran's oil industry set to come into effect from the beginning of November.

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